Who We Are
The Local Councils Network (LCN) speaks up for 169 councils across England and supports them to build better places.
We champion the critical role played by councils within a devolved system, asserting that power, responsibility and accountability should sit as close to communities as possible.
Politically neutral and led by our members, we bring together senior councillors and officers to develop collective priorities, influence national policy decisions and strengthen local leadership.
Through direct support, advocacy and peer collaboration, LCN equips councils to lead with confidence into the future. As the local government landscape changes it’s our role to ensure councils remain visible, influential and effective democratic leaders of the people and places they serve.
LCN was formerly known as the District Councils’ Network. We’ve evolved in response to local government reorganisation and our desire to build a bold new body that represent all councils, whether unitary or district. We remain a special interest group of the Local Government Association.
Our member councils deliver local government services to 21 million people, cover 57% of England by area and are home to 36% of England’s businesses.
Our Team
LCN has both political and officer representatives, supported by a central team
Cllr Bridget Smith
Cllr Susan Brown
Trevor Holden
Managing Director, South Norfolk Council & Broadland District Council
Chair, DCN Chief Executives Group
Jon McGinty
Catherine Howe
Jonathan Stephenson
Brentwood Borough Council & Rochford District Council
Vice Chair, DCN Chief Executives Group
Cllr Paul Harvey
Cllr Richard Wright
Member Councils
Adur District Council
Amber Valley Borough Council
Arun District Council
Ashfield District Council
Ashford Borough Council
Babergh District Council
Basildon Borough Council
Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council
Bassetlaw District Council
Blaby District Council
Bolsover District Council
Boston Borough Council
Braintree District Council
Breckland Council
Brentwood Borough Council
Broadland District Council
Bromsgrove District Council
Broxbourne Borough Council
Broxtowe Borough Council
Burnley Borough Council
Cambridge City Council
Cannock Chase District Council
Canterbury City Council
Castle Point Borough Council
Charnwood Borough Council
Chelmsford City Council
Cheltenham Borough Council
Cherwell District Council
Chesterfield Borough Council
Chichester District Council
Chorley Borough Council
Colchester Borough Council
Cotswold District Council
Crawley Borough Council
Cumberland Council
Dacorum Borough Council
Dartford Borough Council
Derbyshire Dales District Council
Dorset Council
Dover District Council
East Cambridgeshire District Council
East Devon District Council
East Hampshire District Council
East Herts Council
East Lindsey District Council
East Staffordshire Borough Council
East Suffolk Council
Eastbourne Borough Council
Eastleigh Borough Council
Elmbridge Borough Council
Epping Forest District Council
Epsom and Ewell Borough Council
Erewash Borough Council
Exeter City Council
Fareham Borough Council
Fenland District Council
Forest of Dean District Council
Folkestone and Hythe District Council
Fylde Borough Council
Gedling Borough Council
Gosport Borough Council
Gloucester City Council
Gravesham Borough Council
Great Yarmouth Borough Council
Guildford Borough Council
Harborough District Council
Harlow District Council
Hart District Council
Hastings Borough Council
Havant Borough Council
Hertsmere Borough Council
High Peak Borough Council
Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council
Horsham District Council
Huntingdonshire District Council
Hyndburn Borough Council
Ipswich Borough Council
King’s Lynn & West Norfolk Borough Council
Lancaster City Council
Lewes District Council
Lichfield District Council
Lincoln City Council
Maidstone Borough Council
Maldon District Council
Malvern Hills District Council
Mansfield District Council
Melton Borough Council
Mid Devon District Council
Mid Suffolk District Council
Mid Sussex District Council
Mole Valley District Council
New Forest District Council
Newark & Sherwood District Council
Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council
North Devon District Council
North East Derbyshire District Council
North Hertfordshire District Council
North Kesteven District Council
North Norfolk District Council
North Northamptonshire Council
North Warwickshire Borough Council
North West Leicestershire District Council
Norwich City Council
Nuneaton & Bedworth Borough Council
Oadby and Wigston Borough Council
Oxford City Council
Pendle Borough Council
Preston City Council
Redditch Borough Council
Reigate and Banstead Borough Council
Ribble Valley Borough Council
Rochford District Council
Rossendale Borough Council
Rother District Council
Rugby Borough Council
Runnymede Borough Council
Rushcliffe Borough Council
Rushmoor Borough Council
Sevenoaks District Council
South Cambridgeshire District Council
South Derbyshire District Council
South Hams District Council
South Holland District Council
South Kesteven District Council
South Norfolk District Council
South Oxfordshire District Council
South Ribble Borough Council
South Staffordshire Council
Spelthorne Borough Council
St Albans City and District Council
Stafford Borough Council
Staffordshire Moorlands District Council
Stevenage Borough Council
Stratford-on-Avon District Council
Stroud District Council
Surrey Heath Borough Council
Swale Borough Council
Tamworth Borough Council
Tandridge District Council
Teignbridge District Council
Tendring District Council
Test Valley Borough Council
Tewkesbury Borough Council
Thanet District Council
Three Rivers District Council
Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council
Torridge District Council
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council
Uttlesford District Council
Vale of White Horse District Council
Warwick District Council
Watford Borough Council
Waverley Borough Council
Wealden District Council
Welwyn Hatfield Council
Westmorland and Furness CouncilÂ
West Devon Borough Council
West Lancashire Borough Council
West Lindsey District Council
West Northamptonshire Council
West Oxfordshire District Council
West Suffolk Council
Winchester City Council
Woking Borough Council
Worcester City Council
Worthing Borough Council
Wychavon District Council
Wyre Borough Council
Wyre Forest District Council
